Video Report: Memorial services have been held across Australia to mark one week since bush fires tore through the state of Victoria, killing at least 181 people.
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Australia mourns fire victims
On February - 15 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Ships collide in Antarctic
On February - 6 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Video Report: A boat carrying a group of anti-whaling activists has collided with a Japanese whaling vessel in the Antarctic Ocean. Japan said the incident, in which no-one was hurt, was “unforgivable”.
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Snow brings another day of chaos in the UK
On February - 6 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Video Report: Another day of heavy snow caused school closures and travel problems across the UK.
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Mexico City cuts water supply
On February - 5 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Video Report: A conservation programme to save water is being introduced in Mexico City. A main water pipeline will be shut down to preserve levels, and enable major repairs to be carried out. Read More / Watch Video »
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Flooding havoc hits Queensland
On February - 4 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Video Report: Fast moving floodwaters have brought chaos to the Australian state of Queensland, two-thirds of which has been declared a disaster zone. Some towns are virtually underwater and others will be isolated for weeks by the flooding, officials have said.
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Volcano erupts in Japan
On February - 2 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Video Report: A volcano has erupted in Japan, spewing hot rocks and ash a mile into the air. White smoke spewed from the 2,568m (8,425ft), snow-capped peak of Mount Asama.
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Fatal heatwave worst for 100 years
On February - 1 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
About 20 people are thought to have died in Australia in one of the worst heatwaves for 100 years. Temperatures in the south-east of the country have reached 40C and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd described the area as a “tinderbox”. Read More / Watch Video »
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Nepal’s 16 hour power cuts
On January - 28 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
People in Nepal are having to get used to 16 hour daily power cuts due to shortages of electricity. Read More / Watch Video »
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Himalayas melting in Nepal
On January - 28 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Climate change is having a very visible effect in the world’s highest mountains, especially on the Nepal side of the Himalayas. Read More / Watch Video »
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Flyover of breaking ice shelf
On January - 27 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
A vast ice shelf, which covers an area of about 15,000 square kilometres (6,000 sq miles) is set to break off from the Antarctic Peninsula. Read More / Watch Video »
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Battle to save beached whales
On January - 26 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Rescuers trying to save at least two stranded sperm whales on a beach off Australia’s southern coast have had their attempts to move the animals back out to sea hindered by sandbars. Read More / Watch Video »
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Actors stage ‘green’ awards show
On January - 26 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
The organisers of the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday claim the show will be one of the greenest awards ceremonies ever put on, with just about everything they use being recycled. Read More / Watch Video »
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Landslide filmed destroying homes
On November - 26 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS
Colombian TV has broadcast footage of a huge landslide which destroyed several buildings in the Mesitas, Cundinamarca Department, north east of Bogota.
Elsewhere the country has been battling serious floods, volcanic tremors and a financial crisis which has led to riots and looting. Read More / Watch Video »
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Ten die in Colombia mudslides
On November - 26 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS
Mudslides have killed at least 10 people and stranded hundreds more, two days after a volcano erupted in southern Colombia.
Jeremy McDermott reports from Medellin in Colombia. Read More / Watch Video »
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Drop! Cover! Hold On! if quake hits
On November - 13 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS
Up to five million people in southern California are taking part in America’s biggest-ever earthquake drill. The hypothetical scenario – dubbed The Great Southern California Shake-out – is based on a quake with a magnitude of 7.8.
In this broadcast, organisers offer practical advice on what to do if an earthquake strikes. Read More / Watch Video »
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Hayward Fault earthquake simulation
On November - 13 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS
The Hayward Fault is part of the network of geological flaws running through the San Francisco Bay Area that together make up the San Andreas Fault System. The Hayward is considered to be the most dangerous urban fault in America and of all those in the Bay area, it has the highest probability of breaking in the coming years.
This animation illustrates the likely shaking of an earthquake on a similar scale to the last major event in 1868. Read More / Watch Video »
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